Farm Cabinet Makeover

Last summer, my husband brought this cabinet home and it's been sitting in my kitchen ever since, waiting for me to do something with it. But I'm slowly and steadily working through overdue home improvement projects this summer and this is the second of my completed paint projects using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

I really wanted to create an organized and efficient baking center. Up till now, my kitchen cabinets and drawers have been overflowing with baking supplies mixed in with a million other odds and ends - not a particularly workable situation. I needed a dedicated space, and this cabinet seemed like the perfect solution.

I used a vintage kitchen green as my inspiration and I when I went to buy my paint, the stockist worked with me to create the color I wanted (she painted a paper plate for me, so I could bring it home). I fine-tuned it a bit more when I got home, judging its effect when paired with my wall color and in both existing and artificial light.  (As I've mentioned before, I create colors using very small amounts of paint. Once I get exactly the color I want, I make a larger batch. But the great thing about mixing colors is that you can keep track of all your experiments, painting a little swatch on an index card and making note of the ratios. The color that isn't right for the current project might be perfect for something else down the road.) 

I didn't do any special effects this time as I wanted a solid, opaque color. Once I mixed my color and gave my cabinet a general cleaning, I applied two coats of paint directly over the old paint, then finished with two coats of clear wax. And fortunately for me, the original hardware and enameled top were still in good condition, making quick work of the entire job.

I find the finished piece more charming than the original and I finally have a dedicated space to store my baking supplies, with a little working space left over - exactly what I needed!

 

My Inspiration:

This photograph from The Fisherman's Cottage reflected all of the elments of my kitchen  - wall color, appliances, plenty of silver, white, and glass mixed with black accents. So this was the green I decided to introduce into my existing neutral palette.

 

Before:

 

Color Recipe:

 

2 ounces Antibes Green + 5 ounces Old White + 1.5 ounces French Linen  

 

After:

Comments

[Suzonne]

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[Sarah Martina]

What a beautiful transformation! Do you mind sharing where your numbered pitchers came from?

[Home Interior design]

Color looks very nice. Nice coloring ideas.

[Home Interior design]

Color looks very nice. Nice tips for choosing colors.

[LiuTao]

Your cabinets look amazing with their new look!!!

[Mike Ross]

These all look really nice. I wonder how it would look if you did all of the cabinets in the kitchen like this. I am redoing parts of my home in Halifax so I might just give it a try. If I do, I'll let you know how it goes.
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[River Oak]

That color is absolutely fabulous! What a wonderful idea and wonderful paint mixing skills to boot! Thank you for your post. I'm sure that cabinet brightens up your kitchen!

[Suzonne]

Thanks, Stef. It sat in my kitchen for the longest time, neglected. So happy I took the time to do it (and so grateful for the Chalk Paint that made it so easy!)

[stef]

what an awesome stumble. It clearly reminds me of Martha Stewart first book in 1984. i commend you for the beautiful restoration job, but more than that...the paint mix homemade recipe got me, thank you!!!

[Suzonne]

Thanks for visiting!

[bluepush1938]

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[Kitchen Cabinets Edmonton]

Wow! These look so cool! If you are in the Edmonton area here is a great person to work on your next kitchen cabinet job. He does some good work!

[Cabinet Coatings of America]

That cabinets turned out beautiful. I love the little recipe you included!

[Suzonne]

Thanks, Kokoy!

[Kokoy]

Wow! What a beautiful cabinet. I'm so inspired.

[drawer slides]

I can't even start to explain how jealous I am that you have this awesome piece of kitchen furniture. You did a brilliant job in your restoration process. The cabinet you have here reeks of cool. This is a great vintage piece to showcase in a time where the American public is infatuated with shows like American Pickers, Storage Wars, and Pawn Stars. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the great work!

[bathroom lighting options]

From what I'm seeing it's quite decent. Just paint something over it if it doesn't please you. Not much you can do unless you want to replace the whole thing. I do think it's adorable.

[James]

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[Suzonne]

Thanks all for the nice comments. I appreciate them! And Teresa, I'm just going to plague you until you pick up that paintbrush yourself!

[teresa granath]

Alright, that's enough, I'm officially coming to take your paintbrush away until you come paint some of my furniture! :)

[navyblueshoe]

What a beautiful color your mixture of paints turned out to be!!! Great project!

[Catherine]

I have been looking at old cabinets like this recently in antique stores whenever we are out travelling around the countryside but yours is the best I have seen! I love it and I love the colour you picked. It just looks perfect and beautiful! Great, great job.